Nectar Collectors

It is a glass straw with a heated tip on the end. You bring the tip up to temperature, touch it directly to your concentrate and inhale through the mouthpiece at the other end. There is no chamber to load and nothing to pack, which makes it the most direct format there is for taking a dab.

Heat the ceramic tip until it is ready, give it a moment to come off peak heat, then touch the tip to your concentrate and draw slowly through the mouthpiece. Take small amounts at a time. When you are finished, rest the collector on its two feet so the hot tip stays clear of the surface.

Ceramic, and it is threaded so it screws into the glass body. Ceramic holds heat evenly and does not add a taste of its own. Because it threads on, you can remove it for a proper clean or swap in a fresh one without replacing the whole collector.

Mostly shape and feel. The Merk is a mini collector with a rounded ergonomic grip. The Draw has a triangular body that sits between three fingers and a tip that detaches easily for cleaning. The Bulb heats quickly and uses a rounded grip. All three are all glass, pocket sized and use a threaded ceramic tip.

Borosilicate handles the repeated heating and cooling that a nectar collector goes through far better than standard glass, and it is tougher in the hand. That is why the whole body of each Exxus collector is made from it rather than only the parts near the heat.

Yes. Every kit ships in a foam fit box cut to the shape of that specific collector. It is not a generic sleeve, so the glass is held in place rather than rattling around, which is what makes these practical to carry.

Let everything cool completely first. Unscrew the ceramic tip and clear residue from it with isopropyl alcohol on a swab. Rinse or soak the glass body in alcohol, work the airway with a swab if anything is stuck, then rinse and dry fully before you screw the tip back on.

Nine for each of the three, covering clear, red, green and more. The color runs through the full body of the glass, so it is part of the piece rather than a coating that can wear off.

Yes, and you should when it stops performing. Tips are consumable parts and they thread off in seconds. Replacements are listed in the concentrate replacement parts collection alongside glass and other spares.

It is different rather than better. A collector is faster, smaller and easier to clean, and it lets you dab straight from the container without loading anything. A rig gives you water filtration and a smoother, cooler draw. Plenty of people keep both for different moments.